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Electric Battery by Alessandro Volta
The Electric Battery, also known as the Voltaic Pile, was basically a stack of copper and zinc plates separated by brine-soaked paper disks. It could produce a steady current for a exceptional period of time. Overtime, the battery was modified by many other people and turned into the battery that we know today. Batteries are used in our everyday lives like in our cars and in our gadgets. Although they can be useful, unsafe things can happen such as they can overcharge and leak. -
Lawn Mower by Edwin Budding
The first lawn mower was invented by Edwin Budding. Edwin Budding's lawn mower was mainly designed to cut the grass of sports grounds and extensive gardens. Overtime, the lawn mower changed from a cylinder with blades inside, pushed by a handle and rolled on wheels to a fuel powered, automatic, advanced lawn mower. The lawn mower has helped the whole world with cutting grass, but the fuel powered lawn mower causes pollution that is 4 times more than of a car per hour. -
Sewing Machine by Barthelemy Thimonnier
The sewing machine was used to stitch clothes. Thomas Saint was the first to invent the sewing machine design but he did not successfully advertise or manufacture his design. The first practical and widely used sewing machine was invented by Barthelemy Thimonnier. The sewing machine affected society because it helped making clothes easier and less time consuming. -
Fax Machine by Alexander Bain
Alexander Bain worked on chemical mechanical fax type devices and was able to reproduce graphic signs through many experiments. Another inventor named Frederick Bakewell modified and improved the machine and demonstrated the telefax machine. The fax machine is important because it is helpful for people to send and receive important documents. Many businesses use fax machines for communications and sending documents. -
Microphone by Emile Berliner
The microphone was developed by David Edward Hughes, Emile Berliner and Thomas Edison. They studied the telephone and then, shortly after 1876, they created a new type of transmitter called a "loose-contact" transmitter. It was a type of microphone that increased the volume of the transmitted voice. It changed our lives because it amplifies sound so that many people can hear at the same time. They are used in many things such as telephones, radio broadcasts and tape recorders. -
Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was granted a United States patent for making a properly functioning telephone in 1876. The telephone was the first device in history that enabled people to talk directly with each other from long distances. The telephone was further developed and fine tuned. The telephone was very vital because it improves means of communication so that people can have private conversations. It is faster to communicate with someone with a telephone that to wait for them to get a letter. -
Light Bulb by Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison
The light bulb uses electricity to create light. Thomas Edison's light bulb outruled the other's light bulbs because it had three factors, an effective incandescent material, a high vacuum, and a higher resistance. The light bulb is very important because with it, we have control over a certain area's darkness or light. Light bulbs are used in many things such as cars, planes and homes. -
Escalator by Jesse Reno
The escalator is a transportation device in the form of a moving staircase. It carries people between floors of a building. It was invented by Jesse W. Renno and Charles Seeberger. The escalator is very important because it is more convenient than staircases. People with disabilities can get up easily. -
Colour Photography by Auguste and Louis Lumière
Colour photography is photography that is in colour. Before colour photography there was black and white photography. It was invented by James Clerk Maxwell, Thomas Sutton, Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière. Colour photography was important because you can see the proper colours in the photograph so that you can identify the thing that is being shown in the taken photograph. -
Colour Television by John Logie Baird
Colour television was an improvement of black and white television, just like photography. It is important because it would make the things broadcasted feel more real. You can see the exact colours of everything unlike the black and white television. Colour made the television more attractive and popping.
